DIANN'S 2021 VILLAGE IS AT https://www.cardboardchristmas.com/foru ... =18&t=2077

From my little houses to your little houses...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Howard...

Fantastic village Pat!!! Keep going back to the pix to admire it and take in all the details!!!

Greetings to all…

Just thought I mention something about my 2022 village display…PATTERNS FOR ALL THE HOUSES ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE for your personal, non commercial use…go here…
https://www.cardboardchristmas.com/foru ... f=2&t=1554

Howard…

JUST WONDERFUL!

Putz village, December 2022:



Various houses, most being homemade by myself or others, a few purchased, with a clockwork train by Bing, c. 1928.

This is such a great village. I've enjoyed looking at it very much!!

Healey36...

I believe you are a new forum member... ...so let me say "Welcome"...and hopefully you'll share more of your creativity here on the forum in the near future...

What a traditional village display you've assembled...if the photo was in black and white or sepia, I'd swear it was from the 1930s...

Now...about that tunnel tree stand...perhaps you can share a few more pictures of it?...

Howard...

Thanks Lynn and Howard for the kind words, and Howard, thanks for all of the encouragement over the years.

I can put something together to describe the "tree stand" project...I'll post it over in the Putz Patterns topic (I'm thinking that might be the most appropriate place).

Best,

Paul

Digging around in my photo archive, found this shot from the National Christmas Museum. Taken back in the early 2000's, it's their recreation of a counter at a prewar Woolworth's store. Lots of little houses for sale, and at good prices:



I recall much the same view at the local G. C. Murphy store here, with counters full of "Ten-Cent City" type houses. Too bad I didn't acquire a bunch.

Sadly, the NCM closed nearly a decade ago, but my understanding is the collection was acquired and will be reconstructed at a new venue somewhere in the area. It would be worth seeing again.